as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
Dagostino was taken to a nearby hospital with blurry vision, nausea, vomiting, and a headache.
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The day begins a little blurry, but there’s magic in the otherworldliness of it all.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Few young filmmakers are more attuned to the blurry line separating powerful sincerity from the shallow spectacle of contemporary life.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
An abrasion is exquisitely painful and usually causes blurry vision.
—Neelam Patadia, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
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Riley Rourke, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The day begins a little blurry, but there’s magic in the otherworldliness of it all.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Few young filmmakers are more attuned to the blurry line separating powerful sincerity from the shallow spectacle of contemporary life.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
An abrasion is exquisitely painful and usually causes blurry vision.
—Neelam Patadia, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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If the team rewards instant replies, unclear meetings, vague ownership, and constant pings, the system will pull everyone back into tempo.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Authorities say Boelter, an out-of-work evangelical with conservative views and vague grievances over COVID-19 vaccines, left survivors with life-altering injuries and triggered Minnesota’s largest manhunt before his capture.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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If the aurora is faint, a smartphone camera can often reveal colors and structures that are difficult to see with the naked eye, during weaker displays.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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All there is to Lyra is Vega and a small parallelogram of fainter stars to the lower right.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Prometheus offers an answer — a hazy one, given the few specifics on offer — of something that’s been hard to see two years into this hype cycle.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Maze of Dreams by Fine Scents captures the feel of a hazy memory or atmosphere.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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